Blank addition chart

A blank addition chart prints the addend row and column and leaves the sums empty. The child fills in the grid from memory or by counting on, then checks it against the completed chart on page 2.

Free printable PDF, 1st grade to 2nd grade, answer key on page 2.

Size
Addition chart

One page, black and white, prints the same every time.

Tap the sheet to print it. The picture follows the options you pick.

What is on the sheet

The table below is the sheet as it prints with these options: 1 to 10.

The printed sheet leaves some cells empty. This is the filled chart, the same one that prints as the answer key on page 2.

+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Filling it in

Fill the first row by counting on from 1, then notice that every row below is the row above plus one and fill it that way. That shortcut is a real piece of number sense, so let the child find it rather than pointing it out. Once the grid fills in easily, cover the top row and try the doubles diagonal from memory.

A 1st grader will take a couple of sittings for the 1 to 10 grid; a 2nd grader should fill it in under ten minutes, which makes it a quick check at the start of the year.

Checking it

Page 2 is the completed chart at the same size. Lay the two side by side or hold them up to a window. The cells that were wrong are usually near the bottom right, where the sums pass ten, which is exactly where the practice sheets should go next.

Common questions

Why are the addends printed but not the sums?
The headers are what make it an addition chart rather than a blank grid: the child reads the two numbers and writes the sum. A fully empty grid would be a hundreds chart exercise instead.

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